Altydgedacht Estate White 2008 Wine

Altydgedacht is a 412 hectare estate that has been in the Parker family since 1852. Brothers John and Oliver and their teams utilizes the Durbanville microclimate to its fullest to produce wines with distinctive varietal expression. Dry land vineyards with Hutton soils and trellised hedges.

Vinification
The grapes were hand-picked in the cool morning hours at varying sugar levels, since the component cultivars have different ripeness levels at which they display optimum cultivar characteristics. After harvest, the grapes were cooled overnight to 10 ºC prior to vinification. The grapes were subsequently sorted, de-stemmed, crushed, pressed and allowed to cold settle over two days. The juices were pumped to barrel and fermented separately. 40 new French oak was used and after fermentation the wine was matured for an additional 5 months, prior to blending and bottling.

Tasting notes
A blend of 30% Viognier, 28% Chardonnay, 26% Chenin blanc and 16% Gewurztraminer. The nose is dominated by the aromatics of Viognier and Gewurz - apricots and Turkish delight, with a hint of cedar from barrel-maturation. The entry on the palate is rich, with the palate being similarly perfumed and rounded off with touches of cinnamon and toasty oak. An ideal companion for creamy soups and rich white meat dishes.

Analysis
Alcohol: 13.56 %
Residual sugar: 2.23 g/l
Total acidity: 5.99 g/l
pH: 3.26
Total SO2: 113 mg/l